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Developing Amazon Alexa 2020 Skills

More and more, the world is being driven by voice technologies, and Amazon Alexa is leading the way. This course will teach you how to build, debug and monetize Alexa skills.

Amber Israelsen - Pluralsight course - Developing Amazon Alexa 2020 Skills
by Amber Israelsen
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What you'll learn

As technology shifts towards voice and conversational interfaces, how do you take advantage of this next wave? In this course, Developing Amazon Alexa 2020 Skills, you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of developing for the Alexa platform. First, you’ll explore JSON requests and responses, and how to build state management into your skill. Next, you’ll learn how to customize Alexa’s speech using Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML). Finally, you’ll learn about the different Alexa service interfaces like AudioPlayer and VideoApp, and how to add product sales to your skill. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to build, debug and monetize Alexa skills.

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Amber Israelsen - Pluralsight course - Developing Amazon Alexa 2020 Skills
Amber Israelsen

Amber has been a software developer and technical trainer since the early 2000s. She holds certifications for AWS and a variety of Microsoft technologies. She also focuses on user experience and professional skills training, bridging the gap between techies and non-techies.

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